Manchester CityvNottingham Forest
Sun, 17 Jan 2027, 2:00 am AEDT
Etihad Stadium
Season comparison
| Manchester City | 2026-27 | Nottingham Forest |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 3 | Won | 0 |
| 0 | Drawn | 2 |
| 0 | Lost | 1 |
| 7 | Goals for | 2 |
| 2 | Goals against | 3 |
| WWW | Last 5 | DDL |
Key stats
- 0.5Half-time goals0.5
Half-time goals: Manchester City 0.5, Nottingham Forest 0.5. The score at the break.
- 2.41xG1.46
xG: Manchester City 2.41, Nottingham Forest 1.46. Chances created, each weighted by how often a shot like it is scored.
- 2.41Non-penalty xG1.20
Non-penalty xG: Manchester City 2.41, Nottingham Forest 1.20. The same with penalties taken out — open-play threat only.
- 15.3Shots12
Shots: Manchester City 15.3, Nottingham Forest 12. Attempts at goal, on target or not.
- 6.3On target2.3
On target: Manchester City 6.3, Nottingham Forest 2.3. Goals plus saved shots. A shot against the post is not on target.
- 3.3Big chances0.7
Big chances: Manchester City 3.3, Nottingham Forest 0.7. Shots worth 0.3 expected goals or more — the ones that should be scored.
- 7Corners4
Corners: Manchester City 7, Nottingham Forest 4. Corners won.
- 3.3Shots from corners2
Shots from corners: Manchester City 3.3, Nottingham Forest 2. How many of those corners actually produced a shot.
- 0From free kicks0.3
From free kicks: Manchester City 0, Nottingham Forest 0.3. Shots struck directly from a free kick.
- 3Headed shots2.3
Headed shots: Manchester City 3, Nottingham Forest 2.3. Attempts with the head, a proxy for how much arrives from crosses.
- 0Penalties0.3
Penalties: Manchester City 0, Nottingham Forest 0.3. Penalties awarded and taken.
- 432.3Passes in their third169.3
Passes in their third: Manchester City 432.3, Nottingham Forest 169.3. Passes completed in the opposition’s defensive third. NOT total passes — no source here publishes those.
- 10.3Deep completions6
Deep completions: Manchester City 10.3, Nottingham Forest 6. Passes completed within 20 yards of goal.
- 11Fouls12.5
Fouls: Manchester City 11, Nottingham Forest 12.5. Fouls conceded.
- 1.3Yellow cards2.3
Yellow cards: Manchester City 1.3, Nottingham Forest 2.3. Summed from the players.
- 7.0PPDA12.6
PPDA: Manchester City 7.0, Nottingham Forest 12.6. Passes the opposition completes per defensive action. A LOW number means pressing high and often; a high one means sitting off.
- 2.30Expected points1.60
Expected points: Manchester City 2.30, Nottingham Forest 1.60. Points these chances were worth on average — 3 for a win, 1 for a draw — whatever the scoreline actually said.
Head to head
5 Manchester City · 2 drawn · 1 Nottingham Forest8 meetings on record, 2.9 goals a game
- Manchester City2–2Nottingham Forest2025-26 · 5 Mar
- Nottingham Forest1–2Manchester City2025-26 · 27 Dec
- Nottingham Forest1–0Manchester City2024-25 · 8 Mar
- Manchester City3–0Nottingham Forest2024-25 · 5 Dec
- Nottingham Forest0–2Manchester City2023-24 · 29 Apr
- Manchester City2–0Nottingham Forest2023-24 · 24 Sept
- Nottingham Forest1–1Manchester City2022-23 · 19 Feb
- Manchester City6–0Nottingham Forest2022-23 · 1 Sept
Last time out
Manchester City
Manchester City 1–0 Coventry City · 5 Sept
- Abdukodir KhusanovDR
- Gianluigi DonnarummaGK
- Marc GuéhiDC
- RúbenDC
- Joško GvardiolDL
- Elliot AndersonDMC
- EnzoDMC
- Antoine SemenyoAMR
- Rayan CherkiAMC
- Iliman NdiayeAML
- Erling HaalandFW
Substitutes used (3)
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest 0–0 Tottenham Hotspur · 5 Sept
- James McAteeMC
- Dan NdoyeAMC
- Liam DelapFW
- Matz SelsGK
- Nikola MilenkovićDC
- JairDC
- MurilloDC
- Ola AinaDMR
- Neco WilliamsDML
- Xaver SchlagerMC
- Gibbs-WhiteAMC
Substitutes used (4)
Players to watch
Manchester City
- Erling Haaland3Goals
- Rayan Cherki2Assists
- Erling Haaland14Shots
- Erling Haaland7Shots on target
- Rayan Cherki10Key passes
- Phil Foden3Big chances
- Erling Haaland2.46Expected goals
- Rayan Cherki1.75Expected assists
Nottingham Forest
- Dan Ndoye1Goals
- Gibbs-White1Assists
- Gibbs-White7Shots
- Igor Jesus2Shots on target
- James McAtee9Key passes
- Igor Jesus1Big chances
- Gibbs-White1.34Expected goals
- Dan Ndoye0.94Expected assists
Defence vs position
2026-27 season. Only 3 matches behind the thinner of the two clubs, so read the ranks as an early indication rather than a record.
| Forwards | Manchester City v Nottingham Forest def | Nottingham Forest v Manchester City def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 1.00v0.331st/5th | 0.00v0.0010th/11th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.007th/8th | 0.00v0.337th/2nd |
| Shots | 4.7v3.01st/5th | 2.7v1.07th/19th |
| Shots on target | 2.3v0.31st/13th | 0.7v0.37th/13th |
| Key passes | 0.3v0.317th/18th | 1.3v0.72nd/13th |
| Big chances | 1.00v0.672nd/5th | 0.33v0.3310th/11th |
| xG | 0.82v0.471st/8th | 0.48v0.2710th/18th |
| Attacking mid | Manchester City v Nottingham Forest def | Nottingham Forest v Manchester City def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.67v0.337th/9th | 0.67v0.337th/9th |
| Assists | 2.33v0.671st/4th | 0.33v0.006th/14th |
| Shots | 6.3v2.77th/19th | 3.3v3.315th/15th |
| Shots on target | 1.7v1.09th/16th | 0.7v1.716th/8th |
| Key passes | 8.0v2.71st/15th | 1.0v3.319th/12th |
| Big chances | 1.33v0.003rd/18th | 0.33v1.0013th/6th |
| xG | 1.04v0.145th/20th | 0.66v0.569th/12th |
| Midfielders | Manchester City v Nottingham Forest def | Nottingham Forest v Manchester City def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.33v0.335th/3rd | 0.00v0.009th/10th |
| Assists | 0.00v0.0010th/11th | 0.00v0.0010th/11th |
| Shots | 2.7v2.310th/11th | 3.7v1.74th/16th |
| Shots on target | 0.7v0.37th/10th | 0.7v0.07th/16th |
| Key passes | 1.7v1.717th/15th | 5.7v1.71st/15th |
| Big chances | 0.33v0.005th/9th | 0.00v0.009th/9th |
| xG | 0.30v0.088th/16th | 0.24v0.109th/13th |
| Defenders | Manchester City v Nottingham Forest def | Nottingham Forest v Manchester City def |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 0.33v0.003rd/5th | 0.00v0.007th/5th |
| Assists | 0.33v0.003rd/10th | 0.00v0.008th/10th |
| Shots | 1.3v3.316th/4th | 2.0v2.39th/9th |
| Shots on target | 1.0v0.34th/11th | 0.0v0.317th/11th |
| Key passes | 2.0v2.79th/5th | 0.7v1.019th/16th |
| Big chances | 0.67v0.333rd/6th | 0.00v0.009th/10th |
| xG | 0.28v0.327th/5th | 0.13v0.0811th/14th |
Each cell is what that club’s forwards in that position produce per match, against what the opposition concedes to that position — and the two ranks beneath them, out of 20. First rank 1 produces the most; second rank 1 concedes the most. So a low pair is a good attack meeting a soft defence, which is the matchup worth finding. A substitute counts towards the position he usually starts in, because the source names a position only for players who start and substitutes are a fourteenth of this league’s goals.
Odds
No prices yet
No bookmaker on our list has priced this fixture. Odds appear once a market opens, which for most fixtures is the week of the game.